by sirvineperry@att.net | Nov 17, 2016 | adaptive technique, clothing, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, notion/tool, projects, teaching resource, Textiles
With my narrow shoulders, I decided to double check the length and use a safety pin marker for my shoulder length. The safety pins on the shoulder seam mark the placement for where to place the sleeves at the end of the shoulders. I chose to knit the sleeves from the... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Nov 9, 2016 | How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, projects, teaching resource
The sweater knitting project continues~ To connect the front and back shoulders, I used the slipstitch with a crochet hook. Now on to the sleeves, with details in the next post… Keep on stitching your projects with enjoyment! 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Nov 3, 2016 | adaptive technique, clothing, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Machine Sewing, Needle Arts, projects, Resource, teaching resource, Textiles
Yes, must confess I had a brief moment of talking myself into cutting through the purl stitches; even though I have done a sweater with this technique before. A technique among others I learned in the early 1990’s from Ann Bourgeois at Philosopher’s Wool Co.,... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 26, 2016 | adaptive technique, color, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, projects, Special education resource, teaching resource, Textiles, vision loss
This photo shows I compared the mohair sweater sides with my original sweater pattern inspiration for my desired length. Once I got the desired side length, I continued in the round to keep the pattern of the greens. Imagine a picture of rolling hills with... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 20, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, Braided Rugs, clothing, color, How To/DIY, Inspirations, Knitting, Needle Arts, Needle Threading, notion/tool, projects, Resource, Special education resource, teaching resource, Textiles, vision loss
My sweater is coming along. I will share more adaptive techniques in this blog post and future ones as I let you journey through the process of this sweater with me. For me the slow knitter, I have decided to knit the whole sweater body in the round utilizing a few... 
by sirvineperry@att.net | Oct 14, 2016 | adaptive technique, Blind, books, How To/DIY, Knitting, Labeling, Needle Arts, Needle Arts organizations, notion/tool, Organizing, projects, Resource, Special education resource, teaching resource, vision loss
Many knitters knit without looking while conversing with others and may not think about that fact. When I point this out to sighted knitters they then realize, yes; they do knit often without looking. Here are ideas to make it easier to knit with vision loss.... 